Games like Xexex

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

73% User Score Based on 371 reviews

DSP is side-scrolling, roguelike, shoot 'em up set in the Starr Mazer universe. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starr Mazer: DSP.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

90% User Score Based on 20 reviews

Critic Score 72%Based on 11 reviews

Half shoot-'em-up, half RPG! Blast through an intergalactic genre mashup! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sigma Star Saga DX.

53%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

76% User Score Based on 21 reviews

Beyond the Storm is a love-letter to the iconic shmup Tyrian, bringing back the same experience from the past while adding improved visuals, new stories and a lot of more content! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beyond the Storm.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding

100% User Score Based on 40 reviews

"Battle Crust" is a 80's-90's arcade-style shooter. You make full use of "Charge shot" that is available by obtaining the item, And let's Complete all of the 6 stage! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Battle Crust.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

79% User Score Based on 85 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

In the far distant future, an epic war for survival takes place... Deep within the Andromeda galaxy, the people of Zile grow restless and greedy. The Zilions secretly prepare for a massive strike against the nearby planet Ytima. Fearing such an attack, the Ytimians train an elite squad of "Stargunners." Their mission: To strike the planet Zile and cripple the Zilions’ three strongholds, where the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stargunner.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

92% User Score Based on 36 reviews

Z-Exemplar is a side-scrolling shooter in the tradition of R-Type, Gradius, Nemesis and other classic arcade games from the past. Borrowing its aesthetic from the computers of yesteryear (specifically the Sinclair ZX Spectrum) Z-Exemplar combines bright, bold, 8-bit pixel art with frantic action and an epic mission to conquer a galaxy of almost 1000 planets. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Z-Exemplar.

40%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story

40% User Score Based on 5 reviews

The peaceful and prosperous solar system Junos was located at the end of the Milky Way. Those who called its five planets home had no idea what was about to happen... Halcyon, ruler of the Fourth Empire, had Junos marked as its final target in the galactic massacre, and had sent the bulk of his attacking force in with a single purpose – the elimination of all life forms in the system, and the cons… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Galaxy Force II.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, optimization

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

96% User Score Based on 25 reviews

Critic Score 78%Based on 2 reviews

A fully remastered 70s-style super robot anime meets fast-paced arcade-style 2D side-scrolling shooter action. A Japanese cult classic finally available worldwide — now reborn in HD. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 70s-style Robot Anime Geppy-X.

58%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

88% User Score Based on 17 reviews

A VISUAL ASSAULT OF INCREDIBLE PIXEL ART SHOOTING The one-of-a-kind science fiction-themed shoot ‘em up Dogyuun is packed with gigantic bosses and a huge enemy variety that provides a tough challenge even for hardened shmup veterans. Dogyuun is a visual spectacle of amazing pixel art graphics and detailed animation under the artistic vision of Hayashi Miho and Koetsu Iwabuchi. The game also marked… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dogyuun.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization

92% User Score Based on 98 reviews

Epic side-scrolling shooter. Blast aliens to smithereens! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Flying Tank.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

76% User Score Based on 42 reviews

Critic Score 81%Based on 1 reviews

Sturmwind Ex is a shoot-em up in the tradition of old arcade games. If it moves - shoot it! You can play missionmode with all 16 levels with saving your progress with every finished level or arcademode with 6 levels and no continues. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to STURMWIND EX.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

87% User Score Based on 335 reviews

Critic Score 81%Based on 2 reviews

Due to a sudden shortage of milk, cats around the world are forced to seek out new sources to get their fix. You and your team of milk mining kittens have overcome a fear of water to drill down under the ocean seabed and begin extracting vast reserves of what seems to be naturally forming full-fat milk. Get ready for fast paced submarine action, defending the kittens from disruptive mechanical sea… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aqua Kitty: Milk Mine Defender.

39%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability

39% User Score Based on 7 reviews

The game features a 2D side-scrolling shoot 'em up style of gameplay and the character chosen by the player can be moved in 8 directions by the D-Pad. The player can move, shoot, dodge, and block. To block an enemy projectile, the player must place the power star in the path of the projectile. There is also an array of different weapons at the ships' disposal. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bio-Hazard Battle.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability

72% User Score Based on 273 reviews

Space shooters never die. 1993 is a testament to that. 1993 is a classic shoot em up celebrating games like Gradius, R-Type and Life Force. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 1993 Space Machine.

66%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

66% User Score Based on 248 reviews

Gear up and get ready for war! Take on hectic 2D action shooting stages with your deadly Gunhound mech. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gunhound EX.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

94% User Score Based on 62 reviews

The planet Sierra is being attacked by Scarlet, a terrorist group lead by a vicious creature named Xi-Tiger who is plotting to destroy the human race. With vengeance, our hero Epsilon-Eagle will fight against Xi-Tiger as well as the terrorist organization that he formerly led. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alien Soldier.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

92% User Score Based on 120 reviews

The second chapter in one of the most loved and respected Japanese shooting game series ever: The Tale of ALLTYNEX by Japanese indie developer SITER SKAIN. Carefully crafted play experiences, destructive fun, and absorbing gameplay have made the ALLTYNEX trilogy renowned in shmup / shooting game communities, both in Japan and overseas. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RefleX.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development

85% User Score Based on 57 reviews

Critic Score 78%Based on 7 reviews

The Aqua Kitty cats have launched into space in an all new action RPG shoot-em-up adventure! Pick your crew, then blast off to investigate mysterious water filled asteroids. Battle bizarre enemies, mine magnificent gems, grab new weapons, install enhancing devices, and unlock your crews' unique skills as you level up XP. Just watch out for marauding pirate rabbits, always trying to be first to … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ASTRO AQUA KITTY.

39%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

63% User Score Based on 8 reviews

Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

Inspired by Japanese shmup arcade games, SHINORUBI is a pure Bullet Hell If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SHINORUBI.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

86% User Score Based on 119 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 6 reviews

New dramatic horizontal shoot ’em up that takes place in the same setting as Ginga Force. An immersive story that follows protagonist Natsuki. Discover the story of her past as a rookie pilot up to present day with events that are parallel to those in Ginga Force. Story Mode alternating between past and present over 10+ stages Arcade Mode for quick action with Online Leaderboards Huge selection… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Natsuki Chronicles.

59%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music

83% User Score Based on 23 reviews

Space Runaway, a compelling intergalactic journey soaked in bullet hell. Enemy vessels, lasers and larger than life bosses coming at you full speed in a 16-bit authentic arcade experience like no other. It was created as an arcade mini-game within Wanted: Dead. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Runaway.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

70% User Score Based on 298 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

Alien Breed 3: Descent is the final explosive chapter in the Alien Breed series, and is a science fiction arcade-shooter with an epic story, swarms of highly intelligent alien enemies, high-impact weapons and stunning environments, developed using Epic Games' Unreal Engine 3. Descend into hell and once again take control of the hero, Conrad, the ship’s Chief Engineer, in his last stand against the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alien Breed 3 Descent.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability

88% User Score Based on 51 reviews

The year is 1989. 12 years have passed since the Gogoh Army’s invasion of Earth. Exposure to alien technology during the war enabled Earth’s own technologies to take massive leaps forward. International conflict that was previously rife in the history of mankind fell to an all-time low, and the Earth Federation was established as a unified Earth government. The stage was set for an era of unpreced… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ARMED SEVEN.

59%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, replayability

54% User Score Based on 204 reviews

Critic Score 68%Based on 5 reviews

8 Konami arcade classics of the 80s, from Nemesis to TwinBee. Including bonus eBook packed with new information never before revealed to the public. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arcade Classics Anniversary Collection.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

87% User Score Based on 56 reviews

Zero Wing is a side-scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game, notable for a poorly translated English version for Sega Mega Drive (Genesis) that spawned the "All your base are belong to us" Internet meme. Gameplay includes novel features such as being able to 'tractor' enemy ships, using them to shield your own. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zero Wing.

56%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

92% User Score Based on 12 reviews

Four arcade games that pit the player against swarms of enemies inside a deadly matrix system that is programmed to destroy you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 1-Bit Revival: The Residuals of Null.

Advanced Busterhawk Gley Lancer: Overdrive is a reimagining of the classic Mega Drive shmup, Gley Lancer. Built from the ground up for the Neo Geo and ported to modern platforms (no emulation). Featuring new stage, enemy and boss designs as well as a new soundtrack, new mechanics and modes of play. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Advanced Busterhawk Gley Lancer: Overdrive.

Return Home is a abstract horizontal scrolling shooter with 2D gameplay. The game is randomised and altered dynamically according to how well you play. Shooting/destroying enemies and collecting blue chips increases your anger, reflected in the transformation of the player ship. The higher your anger the more you will score and the more difficult the game will become. Death will not normally end … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Return Home.

Solar Assault is a 1997 Konami arcade shoot ’em up and a 3D spinoff of the Gradius series. Using a flight-sim style cockpit cabinet, players pilot Vic Viper through fully 3D environments while retaining classic Gradius mechanics like power-up bars and iconic enemies. Despite its impressive visuals and unique perspective, the game was never widely released outside Japan and remains one of the more … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Solar Assault.

A PICO-8 port of Irem’s R-Type, featuring the 4 stages in a 32kb cart! (Similar to the PC-Engine port, with 4 in a 256kb hu-card.) If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to R-Type.

Note: The “Telenet Shooting Collection Launcher” is a free game launcher that lets you play titles from Telenet Japan and Wolf Team. The launcher does not include the games themselves; it is a program for running game ROMs you have purchased. Game ROMs must be purchased separately as DLC. Classic shooters from Telenet Japan & Wolf Team arrive on Steam!Tanks, helicopters, spacefighters, enjoy … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Telenet Shooting Collection Launcher.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization

100% User Score Based on 45 reviews

OverviewShizuku and Akane...two pilots bound by rivalry and friendship battle to save their world from malevolent cosmic forces! Revolgear Zero is a deeply satisfying, local co-op enabled fast paced arcade style Shmup with tons of customization options and replay-ability! Multi-directional boomerang style melee attacks, flamethrowers, burst lasers...a plethora of different weapons are at your dis… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Revolgear Zero.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

95% User Score Based on 108 reviews

Now UPDATED to an enhanced version — 'RELOADED' — with a brand-new Rogue-lite Career mode! StoryThirty years have passed since the first battle against the alien menace in Project X. Now, the threat has returned—stronger, smarter, and more relentless than ever. Project X: Light Years brings back high-octane, side-scrolling shoot’em-up action as the official successor to the beloved Amiga cla… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project X: Light Years.

66%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, story

91% User Score Based on 23 reviews

Ride or drive the turbulent waves of luck toward victory! A novel rogue-lite vertical scrolling Shmup that puts your resourcefulness to the test. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RANDOMAX.

48%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, character development

72% User Score Based on 18 reviews

Inspired by classic horizontal shooters like Lords of Thunder, Elemental Master, and the Thunderforce series, ZPF is a passion project from the designer and developer of Super XYX and Tänzer. Players will dodge and weave through intense bullet patterns, unleashing a barrage of firepower upon hordes of unique and challenging enemies. Choose your hero - from the teleporting trickster to the laser-… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ZPF.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability

100% User Score Based on 12 reviews

8BIT style vertical scrolling shooting game Zelan Force. We developed this product with the idea that we want people to remember the excitement of those days and to pass it on to the next generation. It is a retro-style game that has the same sound as the actual FC machine, limited the number of colors, and eliminates the expressions of modern games as much as possible. Equipped with P・L・… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to XELAN FORCE.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, story

93% User Score Based on 54 reviews

Critic Score 35%Based on 1 reviews

Ray'z Arcade Chronology is a compilation developed by M2 and includes the original Arcade versions of the three games in the Ray series, with the later two titles also having all-new HD remasters. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ray’z Arcade Chronology.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story

96% User Score Based on 146 reviews

Critic Score 71%Based on 7 reviews

Witness the birth of the Silver Hawk in HD glory! Take flight in the iconic Silver Hawk and immerse yourself in thrilling gameplay with both modern HD-visuals or authentic retro-arcade graphics. Experience the conflicts between the Amnelia Kingdom and the merciless Thiima Empire that took place before the battle between the people of Darius and Belsar. During this conflict, the series’ iconic Si… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to G-Darius HD.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

90% User Score Based on 573 reviews

Critic Score 76%Based on 6 reviews

A mech-themed 2D platformer. With action-packed shooting, highly polished animations, driving multiple unique awesome mechs to fly in the air, play your own style based on a fluent set of controls. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HARDCORE MECHA.

49%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story

49% User Score Based on 76 reviews

For over 300 years, the five planets of the Kotiro galaxy have struggled under the heavy hand of maniacal, mechanical bots called Spiral. As the metallic army's relentless pursuit of the resource Black Sand begins ramping up exponentially, a few brave heroes decide to fight back. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Black Sand Drift.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story

88% User Score Based on 52 reviews

Critic Score 78%Based on 2 reviews

A brand-new adaptation to the shooting genre which rewards survival through aggressive play. Blending classic shooting game design with a substantial dose of modern day bullet hell, Bullet Soul has it all! Bringing even more heat are Resonator: the moniker of aural wizards Kenji 'Itoken' Ito and Kohta Takahashi, setting fire to your speakers with their tunes. Last but not least, Akio Watanabe brin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BULLET SOUL.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

86% User Score Based on 142 reviews

"Taking up arms solo or with a friend, you must dance with death in a brutal and addictive arcade platformer shooter inspired by Super Crate Box and stuffed to the brim with unlockables. Fight through rapid fire single screen levels each with a random combination of platform layout, objective, vending machines and enemies. Dodge and weave amongst the aliens to stay alive but don’t leave them stan… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super Mutant Alien Assault.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:monetization, optimization

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

69% User Score Based on 61 reviews

Critic Score 48%Based on 3 reviews

Random Heroes, a free online Action game brought to you by Armor Games. Shoot your way through alien invaders in this action platformer! Collect coins and upgrade your weapons to become stronger. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Random Heroes.

56%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

56% User Score Based on 68 reviews

Bladestar is a sci-fi cinematic action shooter featuring visually rich worlds with potentially endless enemies on each level. Defend the galaxy flying a Manta Starfighter through asteroid, mine, and debris fields while battling pirates, rebels, and aliens. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bladestar.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

89% User Score Based on 1,052 reviews

Critic Score 85%Based on 5 reviews

You are Roy Becket, a young pilot with dreams of becoming as skilled as his adoptive father. When a galactic war with an ancient mechanical alien race reaches its boiling point, Roy is forced to spring into action and take control of an otherworldly bipedal war machine in hopes of saving what's left of humanity. Joining Roy is a young girl who claims to have escaped the clutches of the nefarious a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Astebreed.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

85% User Score Based on 468 reviews

Built for PC, Enemy Mind lets you battle your way through 70+ waves of challenging enemies. Deftly maneuver over twenty unique ships, each with different abilities for you to harness. Backed by an all-new chip-emulated soundtrack by the psychoacoustic artist Rainbow Kitten, Enemy Mind features an adaptive story system as innovative as its gameplay. Are you ready to unlock the secrets of Enemy Mind… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Enemy Mind.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, story

96% User Score Based on 316 reviews

The world really does revolve around you in this mind-bending shooter where changing your perspective could save your life. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to REVOLVER360 RE:ACTOR.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability

87% User Score Based on 87 reviews

Super XYX is a new vertical shoot-em-up in the vein of 80's and 90's arcade classics.6 Stages of action + bonus modes and unlockables, including Boss Rush and optional checkpoint play.6 playable ships each with their own unique destructive firepower.Includes fully rebindable keys, controller support and screen rotation (TATE) If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super XYX.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

100% User Score Based on 32 reviews

Moon Dancer is a vertically scrolling shmup featuring an exhilarating lock-on laser. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Moon Dancer.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

89% User Score Based on 381 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 4 reviews

In PixelJunk Shooter, you must pilot your spacecraft through a range of cavernous environments in a bid to save the scientists trapped underground. Making your way through the game will rely on your keen sense of observation and the ability to manipulate your surroundings. Add in a swarm of dangerous enemies, hazardous substances and stranded survivors in need of your help and your mission objecti… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PixelJunk Shooter.